Theatre Lab “Associations” Game

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Based on the New York Times’ wildly popular Connections game, Theatre Lab Associations is a theatre-themed brainteaser written by our Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director Buzz Mauro. Test your theatre knowledge, enjoy the wordplay, and uncover all four themes! Then solve all our theatre puzzles from the archive.

How to Play

Find four sets of four items each that have some kind of connection to each other. Most, if not all, the associations will be theatrical in some way—these are theatre puzzles, after all!

Tip: Consider different meanings that a word could have, and try shuffling the puzzle to get a fresh perspective!

Theatre Lab Associations #20: December 18, 2025

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